The just deserts model of sentencing emphasizes

A) the use of fines.
B) retribution.
C) restitution.
D) placing offenders on probation.


B) retribution.

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When a country separates untried prisoners from those already convicted, what type of facility is used to house unconvicted prisoners?

a. jails b. prisons c. remand prisons d. detention halls

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The process in which the juvenile judge, based on the facts of the case at hand, decides that the alleged offender should be transferred to adult court is a(n):

a. automatic transfer. b. judicial waiver. c. legislative waiver. d. prosecutorial waiver.

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The substantial majority of cases go to trial

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to positivism, delinquents are affected by ________ or ________ factors that impair or alter their decision-making abilities and can be identified through the use of social scientific techniques

A) psychological; environmental B) environmental; biological C) biological; psychological D) biological; social

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